Attack from Space

Attack from Space

1965 · 76 min · ★ 5.3 · Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie

The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth.

Directed by Teruo Ishii · Written by Ichirō Miyagawa

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